SARA TINDLEY - 5 DAYS

A teenage Sara taught herself some chords on guitar by playing along to Neil Young. She joined a high school band and on leaving school travelled around Australia and overseas. In 1993 she toured the Northern Territory and Western Australia as a back-up singer. Playing six nights a week, Sara honed her skills as a performer and singer/songwriter.

Sara moved to Byron Bay in 1994 and formed a duo with guitar/ukulele virtuoso Azo Bell. Together they released an album (Tortoise Shell – 1997) and played the Woodford and Port Fairy Folk Festivals as well as many other shows around Australia.

By 2002, Sara was ready to make a solo album. Gathering a unique group of musos together, they locked themselves into a local studio for five days. In early 2003 the aptly titled 5 Days was released. ABC radio quickly picked up the country tinged single Down the Avenue. This song elicited a huge response from ABC listeners and led to Sara and her song featuring on an ABC television commercial, with Sara on the back of a ute singing to the cows. This album also won the NCEIA Dolphin award in 2006 for Album of the Year.

5 Days is a timeless album full of charm, showcasing a developing songwriter with beautiful imagery, unique and unquestionably Australian. Somewhere from the album is featured in the Australian Television serious film around Byron Bay – 'East Of Everything'

Working hard to promote 5 Days, Sara played many gigs around the country. Along the way she scored a small run of shows with the legendary Bill Chambers. They stayed in touch and when Sara was ready to make her second album she knew she wanted Bill to produce. Lucky the Sun is the result of their collaboration.

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